The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in care has grown by over the past year driving the latest increase in the care population Department for Education's DfE statistics on looked-after children in England showed the number of unaccompanied children...

My name is Julie and I am a qualified social worker For the majority of my social work career I was a senior practitioner in a children with disabilities team I moved to Frontline in as a Practice Tutor before joining the Curriculum team in...

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals in very many cases because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS the Care Quality Commission has warned The CQC said that in some older people's wards...

By Shelly Reed participation co-ordinator at Coram Voice When I was taken into care at nine years old an awareness of the support I was entitled to was likely the last thing on my mind Luckily teams of professionals rallied...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article explores occupational factors and their psychosocial effects on the quality of life of social work professionals during the first three waves of the pandemic in Spain Design was a qualitative survey research Participants reported an increase in logistical administrative and organizational difficulties perceived work saturation reduced the quality of professional life expressed in terms of work stress and professionals suggested a lack of recognition...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article explores the extent to which approaches to supervision developed outside of China fit with Chinese cultural approaches to learning and teaching Qualitative data were collected from students and supervisors from three different regions in China The findings suggest that a student-focused egalitarian approach is fundamental to promote students' learning at the current developmental stage of the social work profession in China This approach is...

Matt is a member of Rogers Communications Cybersecurity Catalyst team where he collaborates with industry experts to generate products and education on a variety of cybersecurity topics related to online crimes...

A council has become only the fifth to be currently rated outstanding in all categories by Ofsted after inspectors found it was delivering exceptional practice that made children feel loved under visionary leadership North Lincolnshire has joined Hampshire Kensington and...

Council heads have urged the government to fund another return to social work scheme to bring practitioners back into practice and alleviate pressures on the workforce in England The Local Government Association LGA made the call in a briefing...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt In a few short weeks the war in Ukraine displaced over four million people As a human rights profession in the new global order the social work profession has called for not only the support of social workers in Ukraine and their neighboring countries but also for pressure on all host countries to facilitate fast efficient admission of asylum seekers and strengthening of resettlement services Using...